Duncan hopes to see full crew against Houston

After getting the night off along with Tony Parker for the preseason opener against Houston, Spurs captain Tim Duncan would like to get some work in Wednesday’s preseason finale at the AT&T Center along with the rest of his team.

Manu Ginobili said after Monday’s scrimmage that he would like to see the Spurs’ entire roster play against the Rockets.

Duncan agrees.

“I would hope so,” Duncan said. “It’s our final preparation for the season and it will come like a blur. There will be so many games so quickly, you’ll look around and it will be 20 games in.

“We need to get in as much time as possible together and start the season on a roll. We can’t wait.”

The lockout will lessen the preseason to only two games. Despite that short time to work together, Duncan said the Spurs’ continuity and rotation should be ready for their Dec. 26 opener against Memphis.

“We’ve had this crew together and we have some experience there,” Duncan said. “Obviously, we’re adding some new pieces to the stuff, but we need to guys to play well. But experience wise I think it will pay off for us.”

The Spurs starting lineup of regulars in Monday’s scrimmage included Parker and Ginobili at guard, Richard Jefferson and DeJuan Blair at forward and Duncan at center. That is expected to be the starting lineup they open the season with.